The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
Publication Johnson et al. (2018): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationJohnson, N.A., C.H. Smith, J.M. Pfeiffer, C.R. Randklev, J.D. Williams & J.D. Austin. 2018. Integrative taxonomy resolves taxonomic uncertainty for freshwater mussels being considered for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Scientific Reports 8. 15892 (16 pp.). Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 2
+-------------------------------- Amblema_plicata
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--+ +----------------------------- Elliptio_crassidens
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+--+ +-------------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa
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+--+ +----------------------- Uniomerus_tetralasmus
| |
+--+ +-------------------- Theliderma_metanevra
| |
| | +-- Quadrula_quadrula
+--+ +--------------+
| | +-- Quadrula_verrucosa
| |
| | +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana
+--+ +--------+
| | | +-- Pustulosa_infucata
| | +--+
| | +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana
+--+
| +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa
| +--------+
| | +-- Pustulosa_succissa
+--+
| +-------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
+--+
| +----- Pustulosa_necki
+--+
| +-- Pustulosa_nodulata
+--+
+-- Pustulosa_petrina
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